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Riley Patterson Miami Dolphins · #47

Kicker · 6' 0", 190 lbs · Edwardsville, IL · Age 27

Riley Patterson is a Kicker for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he scored 22 points.

KickerUndrafted6-yr veteran
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Miami Dolphins · #47 · Kicker
Riley Patterson
Season avg6 fg · 22 pts
Career avg91 fg · 401 pts
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
6fg
22pts
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Scouting report

Riley Patterson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Kicker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Riley Patterson is a Kicker for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he scored 22 points.
C
Field goals
F
Extra pts
D
Scoring
C
Field goals
Solid · offense
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D
Scoring
Average · offense
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F
Extra points
Below average · offense
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Act II

Where Riley Patterson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1356 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
28Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Riley Patterson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Field goals
6 FGM
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A+
Scoring
22 PTS
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A+
Extra points
4 XPM
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The engine

How the model sees Riley Patterson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
12
fg
1–23
14
xp
1–26
50
points
5–95
8
games
1–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the fg line vs last season
Last season 6 → projected 12 fg
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+6.0 fg
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 1 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Riley Patterson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGFGMXPMPts
20217131655
2022173036126
202313153580
20241033
2025172734115
2026 in progress · 4 games46422
Career5991128401
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
60off index
88def index
+14net
60%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (60), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 34, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Riley Patterson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-09-07

The beginning

Riley Patterson is a Kicker for the Miami Dolphins, in his 6th NFL season.

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Riley Patterson is a Miami Dolphins kicker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has made 91 field goals and scored 401 points.

Chapter

Most recently he scored 22 points on 6 field goals in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Patterson goes from here.

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Patterson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
190 lbs
Born
Edwardsville, IL
Age
27
Jersey
#47
Background

Riley Patterson is from Edwardsville, IL and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays kicker at 6' 0", 190 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has made 91 field goals and scored 401 points. Patterson is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Riley Patterson is an established placekicker who has made 91 field goals and scored 401 points across 6 seasons (2021–2026).

Scoring401 career points on 91 field goals and 128 extra points.
Best season126 points on 30 field goals in 2022.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability59 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Riley Patterson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Riley Patterson, answered.

What position does Riley Patterson play?
Riley Patterson is a Kicker for the Miami Dolphins.
When was Riley Patterson drafted?
Riley Patterson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Riley Patterson played?
6 (2021–2026).
What are Riley Patterson's career stats?
He has made 91 field goals and scored 401 points.
Riley Patterson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2021
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2022 Wk19 · right Knee2021 Wk14 · Illness (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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